Key Issue Comics:Fantastic Four 1, 1st Appearance, Start of Marvel Age of Comics

Why Fantastic Four #1 is a Key Issue Comic

Published in 1961, Fantastic Four #1 is often credited as one of the most important comics in Marvel’s history, helping usher in the “Marvel Age of Comics” and effectively placing Marvel as the top comic publisher for many years.

For the ultimate comic collector, there’s nothing quite as magical as owning the first appearance of your favorite heroes – especially the Fantastic Four!

In a rare move by Marvel, the Fantastic Four were outright given their own series. Instead of debuting the superhero group in an issue of Tales of Suspense, Marvel took a gamble that the Fantastic Four would be a huge hit, and they were right.

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